BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 10

VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION Cho

BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 10

UNIT 1 :A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

I Write the word so that /I/ becomes /i:/ and vice versa.

2 The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off b move downward

3 Let's take a break We'll goon when you are ready c made stop burning

4 Could you get me up early tomorrow? d leave the ground

5 She laughed and chatted happily with other women e talked in a friendly way

7 Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. g getting into

9 We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i continue

10 Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j rang,

III Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

There (1) (be) three adults and two children in the Bartons The children are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four Their parents are Andrew and Marion The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother He is twenty-four They (2) (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the north- east of England.

On weekday mornings, everyone (3) (get up) early Andrew Barton 4) (work) for a company which (5) (manufacture) computers He (6) (leave) at seven o'clock He (7) (like) to avoid the rush hour, he says Marion (8) (suspect) that really he wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (9) (be) very noisy.

Ben (10) (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen Leslie (11) (be) at university, studying physics

He lives away from home during term-time, so he (12) (avoid) the noise, too

Stella (13) (not go) to school yet, of course Next year, she (14) (start) at the nursery school where Ben used to go Her mother (15) (look) forward to this as it will mean that she can go back to work Before her marriage, she (16) (live) in London, where she (17) (work) for the National Gallery She (18) (hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle.

IV Complete the conversation Put in the past simple form of the verbs.

Claire : (1) (you/ have) a nice weekend in Paris?

Mark : Yes, thanks It (2) (be) good We (3) (look) around and then we (4) (see) a show We (5) (not/ try) to do too much

Claire : What sights (6) (you/ see)?

Mark : We had a look round the Louvre I (7) (not/ know) there was so much in there.Claire : And what show (8) (you/ go) to?

Mark : Oh, a musical I forget the name I (9) (not/ like) it

Claire : Oh dear And (10) (Sarah/ enjoy) it?

Mark : No not really But we (11) (enjoy) the weekend Sarah did some shopping, too, but I (12) (not want) to go shopping

V Complete the sentences Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Trees more quickly in summer than in winter (grow)

1. 'Shall I phone at 6:00?' `No, I dinner at that time (normally/ cook)

2. We at about 7:00 Couldn't you come an hour later? (usually/ get up)

3. In 1788 he his last great work in Vienna (write)

5 She at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning (arrive)

6 I refuse to believe that he the car was stolen (not know)

7 ‘How are you getting on with the book?' At the moment I chapter four (read)

8. My mother all the doors and windows before she goes to bed (lock)

9. I away most of my old books when 1 moved house (throw)

8. Scientists some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century (make)

10.Alice her mother in London most weekends (see)

11.'What's that terrible noise?' `The neighbors a party.' (have)

12.At the start of his career, Cousteau the aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers (invent)

13. durian when you lived in Malaysia? (ever/ eat)

9. Both ancient and recent records show that farmers long hours.(work)

VI Choose the correct verb form.

1 I'd like to borrow this book .it yet?

a Did you read b Had you read c Have you read d Do you read

2 We in this town for a long time We here sixteen years ago

a had been/ come b have been/ came c were/ came d are! came

3 No breakfast for Mark, thanks He breakfast

a hasn't eaten b didn't eat c isn't eating d doesn't eat

4 The news came as no surprise to me I for some time that the

factory was likely to close

a knew b had known c have known d know

5. Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages

a existed b are existing c have existed d exist

6. Glenda extremely hard when she was a student

a worked b has worked c was working d had been worked

7 The World War II in 1939 and in 1945

c has begun/ had ended d began/ ended

8 I at the checkout when I a strange-looking man

a waited/ noticed b was waiting/ noticed

c waited/ was noticing d was waiting/ had noticed

9 According to the research reports, people usually in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night

a turn b are turning c have turned d turned

10 Homestead High School's football team a championship until last season

a has never won b had never been winning

c is never winning d had never won

VII Complete the conversations using the words in brackets Put the adverbs in the best place.

1 A: Did you know the man who tried to steal your bag?

B: No, but I him again (certainly/ recognize / would)

2 A: That was a goal, wasn't it?

B: Yes, the ball the line (clearly/crossed)

3 A: The weather is a lot better today

B: It said on the radio it later (probe/ rain/ will)

4 A: How do we get to Mike's place?

B: I don't know I the directions (didn't/ fully / understand)

5 A: It's quiet here today, isn't it?

B: Yes, the neighbors cut on a Sunday (usually/are)

6 A: Have you been to this place before?

B: Yes, I as a child (it/ occasionally/visited)

7 A: Did the computers crash this morning?

B: Yes but they main (soon/ were/working)

8 A: Your friend's late Vicky

B: Rachel that we arranged to go out (forgotten/ has/ obviously)

9 A: Do you know them?

B: Yes, they live in the same street as me but I to them (never/ have/ spoken)

10 A: Have you finished your homework yet?

B: Yes, I have But I homework (hate/really)

VIII Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick If they are not, write the correct answer.

1 He sings always when he's having a shower

2 I just have bought a new car .

3. Normally, we don't worry if the children are

late home from school 4 He speaks fluently five languages

5 Jenny has been appointed recently Professor of Nursing

6 I was totally unprepared for the news

7 The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning

8 He had been to London never before

9 Susan became soon bored with the new toys

10 John frequently was away from home in his new job

11 They are at home these days hardly ever

12 I could never understand why he got so annoyed

13 We had been already given three leaving presents

14 Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace

15 Jim never phones me I have always to phone him

IX Read the passage, then choose the correct completion. Last year 1 went to Nepal for three months to York in a hospital When the hospital let me have a few days' holiday, 1 decided to go into the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go with me In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especially tigers We climbed onto the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in the heat o the day Then, in the distance, we saw a tiger, and Kamal told me to be very quiet We crept nearer and found a dead deer still bleeding This was the tiger's lunch! Suddenly I started to feel very frightened We heard the tiger a second before we saw it It jumped out like a flash of lightning, five hundred kilos plus and four meters long I looked into its eyes and face, and saw right down the animal's throat It grabbed Kornal's between its teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away One of our elephants ran at the tiger and made it go back into the grass, so we quickly escaped to let the tiger cat its lunch That night it was impossible to sleep! 1 The writer went to Nepal

a for holiday b for treatment c for business d on a visit 2 When having a few days off, he decided to go into

a the remote villages b the mountains c the seaside d the tropical forest 3 He wanted to see

a wildcats b tigers c wildlife d wild animals 4 He felt very frightened when

a he saw a tiger b he saw the tiger's lunch a chat c he crept nearer d he found a deer 5 The tiger

a.was like a flash of light b.saw them a second before they saw it c.jumped out very fast d.jumped out of the grass at about four meters 6 Kamal made his escape when

a one of the elephants ran at the tiger b the tiger went back into the grass

c the tiger ate its lunch d the writer pulled him away

TEST FOR UNIT 1

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.

4 a frightening b brigade c pilot d fire

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1 a tobacco b contented c buffalo d transplanting

2 a passenger b purchase c district d routine

3 a technology b comfortable c activity d experience

5 a interested b serious c wonderful d immediate

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 John isn't content with his present salary.

a excited about b satisfied with c disappointed about d interested in

2 We the seedlings into peaty soil

3 We seldom set: each other anymore

a sometimes b occasionally c frequently d rarely

4. She purchased a number of shares in the company

5. She got as soon as the alarm clock went

6. The plane from Dallas two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt

to London

7. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea

a formal talk b informal talk c serious talk d long talk

8. It was time to the kids ready for bed

9 Houses as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood

10 It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.

1 I'll see him when he here tomorrow

2 We've given up to persuade them

a trying/ changing b trying/ to change c to try/ changing d try/ to change

3. Maria is going to stop dinner, so she may be late

4. As soon as the light turned red, she the car

a stopped b has stopped c was stopping d stops

5 The baby is so big! How much now?

a is she weighing b she weighs c does she weigh d did she weigh

6 Harry works all the time He

a never relaxes b relaxes never c often relaxes d relaxes sometimes

7. These glasses are so dirty You need them

8. The last time I swimming was when we were in Spain

8. Johnny the paper when I him

a read/ interrupted b read! was interrupting

c: has read/ interrupted d was reading interrupted

9. We were told and fasten our seat belts

a to sit down b sitting down c sit down d that sit down

10.I at six o'clock, but to be up by five

a normally get up/ I have sometimes b normally get up/ sometimes I have

c get normally up/ sometimes I have d get normally up/ I sometimes have

11.The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody to bed

12.It was the most experience of my life

a frighten b frightening c frightened d frightful

8. I sympathize with your point of view I cannot accept it

a Although b In spite of c Because d As

15 a long time for the bus.

a We have to always wait b We always have to wait

c We have always to wait d We have to wait always

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life

Choose the sentence or phrase that best completes the dialogue.

A: What do you usually do on your day off?

1. a I usually drive to work b I will sleep all day

c I usually do not much d Nothing much I always sleep until noon

2. a I usually do b Yes I do c How about you? d Very often

3. a No, I sometimes do b Yes, I often do

c About three times a week d Often I don't do

4. a I usually go swimming and play badminton

b No I never do

c I go straight home after work

d I watch TV a lot

5 a Every day from 5 to 6 b I always go to the YWCA

c No, I play tennis d I usually go by motorbike

6 a Yeah, I'm a real couch potato b Oh, are you?

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.

David Evans is a farmer He does farming on his own land in Wales The farm has (1) his family for generations The soil is poor David (2) sheep on his land He does not employ

(3) fulltime workers His sons help him when they are not (4) school His wife adds to the family income by (5) eggs which her hens produce In summer she often (6) paying guests into the farmhouse The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean

country (7) and Mrs Evans enjoys having some (8) money to spend on clothes for her children and herself However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone The question is that if his children want to (9) the farm when Mr Evans gives up working Country life is quiet and (10) _to them It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city some day

1. a been to b belonged to c possessed d depended on

9. a take off b take over c take after d take care

B Read the passage, then choose the correct answer –a, b c or d.

ROUTINES

Think about your daily life Do you follow the same read :o work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives

Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.'Oh yes I always do exactly the same things 1 wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven I switch on the radio and listen to the news Then I go to the too and I brush my- teeth I have a shower and dry my hair Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed I don't eat anything for breakfast I just have a cup of coffee Then I go to work Yes, it's always the same.'Routines are very useful but they also make you uncreative So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines Get out of bed on the opposite side Listen to a different radio station Take a different route to work Eat something different for breakfast Change your routine You never know,

it could change your life

1 This passage is mainly concerned with

a our usual ways of doing things b our daily activities c Jo's timetable d changes in our lives

2 According to the passage, routines are useful because

3 The word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with

4 What is the main disadvantage of routines?

a.Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas b.Routines may change our life.

c.Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing d.Routines make us do the same things day after day.

5 Which of the sentences is true?

a.Routines make our brain creative b.People who have routines are unable to think.

c.We shouldn't break our routines .d.Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.

a to sell my bike b selling my bike c I had sold my bike d not to sell my bike.

2 No one told me about the change of plan.

a.knew about the change of plan b.am not known about the change of plan

c.was told about the change of plan d didn’t know about the change of plan

3 Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes Nigel felt sick because _

a he has eaten a lot of cakes B he was eating too many cakes

c there were too many cakes he ate D he had eaten too many cakes.

4 In the middle of our lunch there was a knock at the door.

When _

a.we were having lunch, there was a knock at the door b.we knocked at the door, we were having lunch.

c.we had just finished lunch, there was a knock at the door.

d.our lunch were in the middle there Was a knock at the door

5 Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday

They _

a always play their game of badminton b play badminton always on Tuesday

c always play badminton on Tuesday d have always played badminton on Tue:

6 Adrian wears jeans all the time

Adrian _

a always wears jeans b often wears jeans c sometimes wears jeans d usually wears jeans.

UNIT 2 :SCHOOL TALKS

I Pick out the word that has the italicized letter pronounced /∧/ or /n:/

/ ^/ _

/ /

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II Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

1 The police gave him protection for his own

2 How many times do I have to ask you to pay ?

3 The company made hundreds of redundant

4 The store was with shoppers

5 The show brought to millions of viewers

6 She listens to classical music for

7 Cinema is a medium of mass

8 He can calculate very quickly He has an amazing ability to solve problems

9 In 1963 he was appointed of history

10 Dang Thai Son is a Vietnamese pianist with an reputation

III Put a circle round the letter of the correct word(s) to use in each blank.

1 do you want? ~ A box of chocolates

2 is this building? ~ It's about two hundred years old

3 money do you earn? ~About £250 a week

4. bag are you carrying? ~ Judy's

4. first stepped on the moon? ~Neil Amstrong, wasn't it?

6 .is your new school? ~ It's very big and friendly

7 .is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters

a How far b How long c How often d How much

8 is your national flag? Red and yellow

a What b Which of color c What color d Which

9 .do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year

10 .is Greg like'? ~ He's tall and thin with brown hair

11 did the Second World War end? ~ in 1945.

12. is a half of football? ~ forty-five minutes

a What time b How often c How lone d When

12. of holiday are you interested in?"~ package holiday

13. hand do you write with? ~ My right hand

14 did the package come from? ~ London.

IV What would you say? Put a circle round the letter of the best reply to each question.

1. Where's the nearest post office?

a Turn left and then right b It's about two kilometers c It opens at nine o'clock

2. What's your new address?

a It's the old one b Go straight on c Flat 42B, 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon

1. How do we get there'?

a Flat 42B Nathan Road b Yes, you do c Turn right just after the Bank of China.

4 How far is it from here?

a Two kilometers, at least b No, it isn't c Yes, it's rather far

5 I think I'll go by bus Where's the nearest bus stop':

a Cross the road and turn left b Five hundred metres, I suppose c It's five minutes by bus.

6 What time is there a bus?

7 How often do the buses run?

8. Can you tell me the way to Milus College from your flat?

a Yes, I can b It's round the corner c I know it

9. How long does it take to get to Dave's place from your flat?

a It's a long way b About one kilometers c Thirty five minutes

10 Do you know where there's a public telephone?

a.There's one at the bottom of the street b.Not very far from here c.I know there is.

V Write sentences about yourself Say whether you like or don't like these activities Choose one

of these verbs for each sentence: (don't)

like, love, enjoy, hate, don't mind be fond of, be interested in, detest, can't

stand/ can't bear, prefer.

1: (fly) I like flying

2. (play football)

3. (lie on the beach)

4. (go to the museum)

5. (wait for biases in the rain)

6 (work on Saturdays)

7 (do the washing-up)

8 (do parachute jumps)

9 (be alone)

10 (be shouted at)

VI Complete the conversations Put in a to-infinitive or an in -form.

1 A: I always want to visit San Francisco

B: Me too I'd love to visit it some time

2. A: Tom seems to enjoy watching football matches

B: Yes, he loves Manchester United play

3. A: Do you think they'll approve the plan?

B: Yes, I'm quite sure they'll decide it

4. A: Do you want to come with me or wait here?'

B: I'd prefer with you if that's OK

5. A: You wear a uniform at school, don't you?

B: Yes, I have to, although I dislike it

6. A: I'm glad I don't work as late as Sarah does

B: Me too I wouldn't like such long hours

7. A: Have ICM bought the company?

B: Well, they've offered it

8. A: How long have you been working here?

B: For about three years But now I need a new job I can't stand here any more

9. A: What time will you be back?

B: Oh, I expect back some time around nine

10.A: I'm sorry you had to wait all that time

B: Oh, it's all right I don't mind

VII Complete this text with the correct answer

Being a student involves (1) (take) responsibility for (2) (organize) your own

time, there fore, you need (3) (learn) about planning your time and workload effectively You can learn to do this through practice and through stopping (4) (think) about what works or doesn't work for you.

Try (5) (set) yourself goals and target and give yourself small rewards Don't try (6) (do) too much at once have regular breaks If you fail (7) (finish) a piece of work as quickly as you expected, don't feel bad, just be more realistic your planning next time If you find that you avoid even (8) (start) work, stop (9) (make) excuses and start today! You will! feel much better once you do.

VIII Choose the correct answer.

1. Ann is interested in young children

2. I finished the book and went to bed

3. The police questioned me at some length, and I didn't enjoy

a to question b questioning c to be questioned d being questioned

4. Dad allowed Dora to the party

5. My teacher always expected me well in exams

6. Will you please stop TV channels?

a to change b change c be changed d changing

7 My glasses are in my book bag, but I don't remember them there

8 I'd like somewhere different for a change

9 He agreed the job as soon as possible

a start b starting c to start d to be started

10 The searchers found the boy in the barn

a to shelter b shelter c sheltering d being sheltered

11 Look at those windows! They really need

a to, clean b cleaning c to be cleaned d b and care correct

12 I'm tired I'd rather out this evening, if you don't mind

a not going b not to go c don't go d not go

13 My bank manager advised a loan

a to take me out b me taking out c me to take out d me take out

14 I must go now I promised late

a not being b not to be c to not be d I wouldn't be

15 The children are looking forward their grandma again

a seeing b to see c to seeing d to be seen

16 Our teacher made me all the questions

a answer b to answer c answering d answered

17 1 don't mind home but I'd rather a taxi

a to walk/ to get b walking/ to get c walking/ get d to walk/ getting

18 It isn't sale .for children on ladders

19 I want volleyball I hope for the team.

a to play/ to be chosen b to play/ to choose c playing/ being chosen d to play/ choosing

20 Famous people get tired of everywhere they go.

IX Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete each space.

Kevin teaches (1) at a high school He enjoys his teaching very much, and he always feels very (2) and proud when he is standing on the teaching (3) Some of his ex-classmates have just offered him a chance (4) them in a new company (5) computer software for businesses Everyone thinks that it (6) very well Kevin will (7) earn more money than he (8) at the high school

_The new company is (9) , and the money may be very good in deed (10) Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.

2. a shy b embarrassed c self-confident d unhappy

3. a class b career c profession d platform

5 a to get b to produce c to prepare d to work

10 a Therefore b Furthermore c Consequently d However

TEST FOR UNIT 2

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.

1 a chance b teaching c chemistry d children

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

2 a important b profession c Geography d Literature

3 a entertain b communicate c receive d complain

4 a children b student c professor d teacher

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for

the underlined word or phrase

1 Most students find the course very

a enthusiastic b anxious c enjoyable d convenient

2 .is the beach? ~ Only five minutes' walk

3. She is interested in teaching because she loves working with children

a semester b communication c work d profession

3. She was disappointed to fail in two of her four

4. Don't worry me I’ll be fine

5 Our coach was in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.

6. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations

7. Our main objective is to educational standards

8. English is an international

a language b means c subject d profession

9. Most people start to lose their memory as they get older

a ability to remember b ability to impress c feeling of admiration d ability to affect

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

1 You shouldn't spend all your time

2 Would o n like somewhere for a rest?

3 I didn't like it in the city at first But now here

a I got used to living b I'm used to living c I'm used to live d I used to live

4 Which team the game?

5 Do you want with you or do you want to go alone?

6 I'm sure you'll have no the exam.

7 a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner

a Finding b After finding c Having found d We found

8 I English for four years now

a have learned b am learning c learned d have been learning

9 I'll another time, Kevin

a keep pace with y b keep you pace with c be-kept up with you d keep pace you with

10 Just keep on what you like

11 The guide encouraged the tourists the ? Prado Museum in Madrid.

12 Shhh! I hear someone in the distance Do you hear it too?

13 Are you looking forward on your cassation?

14 'Why are you mad?' dislike

15 Don't forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination.

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct

1 I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me word overtime

Choose the sentences or phrases that best complete this dialogue.

A: (1) in your exam!

B: (2) I hope we both pass

A: Did you study all last night?

B: (3) I watched TV and went to bed (4)

A: I did the same (5) after the exam

B: All right (6) .for a drink

1 a How are you b Have a good c Good luck d What about you

2. a Like you b Same to you c Same of you d You do

3. a Yes I did b No, of course not c Of course I did d I not do that

4. a What about you? b How are you? c And you did? d What did you?

5. a Good bye b Nice to see you c See you later d Meet you again

6. a We go b Let's go c Could you go d Don't you go

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the one option -b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.

I (1)_ my teaching career nearly ten years ago I spent six years (2) in a remote

village (3) the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low Sometimes I was very disappointed (4) bad living condition and low pay I was really homesick However, at that time with my youth (5) , I tried my best to devote (6)_ to the noblest career, that was

"teaching" I loved my poor little students They were living in (7) but they could not (8) from empty mind

I am proud (9) _ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of (10)

1 a begin b began c have begun d had begun

2 a teach b to teach c teaching d taught

4. a in spite of b because of c because d though

6. a me time b my career c my duty d myself

B Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - a, b, c or d.

Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework, They say that it is

unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time Moreover, they argue that most teachers

do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school

Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave

to their children The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends In Holland, teachers allow students to stay at school to do their homework The children are free to help one another Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools

Most people agree that homework is unfair A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better portion than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on Some parents help their children with their homework Other parents take

no interest at all in their children's homework

It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents it homework A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do their children Parents are often better at teaching their own children!

VI WRITING

Choose the correct sentence - a, b, c or d - made from the suggested words

1 Why/ you/ consider/ don't/ visit/ me

2 subject/ you/ what/ best/ like

a What best subject you like? b What subject you like best?

c What subject do you like best? d What subject do you best like?

3 really/ like/ up / I/ morning/ don't/ get / in early

a.I really don't like get up early in the morning b.Really I don't like to getting up early in the morning

c.I don't really like getting up early in the morning d I don't like really to get up early in the morning

4 learn/ Son/ for/ four years/ English/ so/ he/ the language/ speak/ well

a. Son was learning the language for four years, so he can speak English quite well

b. Son has spoken English for four years, so he learned the language quite well

c. So Son has been learning English for four, he can speak the language well

d Son has been learning English for four years, so he can speak the language quite well

5 children/ work/ profession/ love/ interested/ because/ I/ teaching

a. I love teaching profession because the children are in working with

b.I am interested in teaching profession children because I love working with children

c.I am interested in teaching profession because I love the children working

d.I love working with the children because I am interested in teaching

UNIT 3 :PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND

I Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced /e / or/ /.

1. a father b education c background d career

3. a brilliant b tragic c hatred d mature

5. a prevent b grade c determine d English

II Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box

force determine possible start write

physic physic final educate establish

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) to New York City when she was ten

y ears old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly (2) for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century After (3) many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4) accepted by

a doctor in Philadelphia So (5) was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6) in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7) her to abandon the idea

Upon returning the United States, she found it difficult (8) her own practice because she was a woman By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first female

(9) in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10) the first medical school for women.

III Add a sentence with the past perfect, using the notes.

1. Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week

She had just been on holiday (just/ be on holiday)

2. We rushed to the station, but we were too late

(the train/ just/ go)

3. I didn't have an umbrella, but that didn't matter

(the rain/ stop)

4. When 1 got to the concert hall they wouldn't let me in

(forget/ my ticket)

5. Someone got the number of the car the raiders used

(steal' it' a week before)

6. 1 was really pleased to see Rachel again yesterday

(not see/ her/ for ages)

7. Luckily, the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in

(just/ clean / it)

8. The boss invited me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation

(already/ eat," my sandwiches)

9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous

(never/ fly/ before)

1. We rushed to the cinema last night, but we were too late

(the film/ already/ begin)

IV Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1 went to the box office at lunch time, but they (already/ sell) all the tickets

2 I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go) straight to bed

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much I (be) very ill

4 At last the committee were ready to announce their decision They (make) up their mind

5 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he (go) home.'

6 Sorry I'm late The car (break) down on my way here

7 I (take) the book back to the library when I (read) it

8. The house was very quiet when I (get) home Everybody (go) out for dinner

9. After she (fill) the basket (go) to the check out

10 Yesterday morning I (remember) the answer the question Bob (ask) me the night before, so I (phone) him

11 Las night, I (go) to Jim’s room and (knock) on the door but there (be) no answer Either he (go) out or he (not want) to see anyone

12 Angel asked me how to use the photocopier She (never/ use) it before, so

she (not/ know)

14.Karen (not want) to come to the cinema with us be cause she (already/ see) the film When the students (do) the experiment, they what to do

13 Two days a go I (meet) an old friend who I (not see) for years (write) a report on it

V All of the sentences have one verb in the wrong tease Cross and correct them.

1. It was lucky that we has decided to buy our tickets in advance had decided

2. I was pleased to see my old friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our

course .

3 We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had de layed all the flights

4.We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was

leaving the theater

5 At the end of their meal they found they couldn't pay the bill because they didn't bring any money with them

6.The children were thrilled when they unwrapped the electric toys but when they discovered that nobody bought a battery they were very disappointed

7.When I came out of the cinema I had found that a thief had taken my car radio

8.At first the authorities thought the athlete had been taking drugs, but they soon realized they mixed

up the results of the tests

9.When the film star came into the restaurant I didn't recognize her because I didn't see any of her film

4. When we reached the city center we couldn't find a parking space, so we had decided to go by bus the next time

VI Choose the correct form of the verbs

A young man walked into a supermarket in Southampton and (1) put/ had put a few items of food in a basket He (2) chosen-had chosen a time when not many people (3) shopped/ were shopping

in the store He (4) found / had found a checkout where no one else (5) had waited/ was waiting When the cashier (6) checked/ had checked the goods, the man (7) gave/ was giving, her a £10 note When she (8) was opening/ opened the till, the man quickly (9) snatched/ had snatched ail the money from it and (10) ran/ had run, out of the store before she (11) had realized/ realized what (12) was

happening / happened At the time the security guard (13) stood/ was standing at the Other end of the store When staff (l4) checked/ had checked the records in the till, they (15) had found/ found that the thief (16) took / had taken only £4.37 As he (17) left/ had left the £10 note behind, the operation (18) cost/ had cost him £5.63

VI Choose the correct answers.

1 'Was Tom there when you arrived?' `Yes, but he home soon afterwards’

2. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest

a hasn't entered b doesn't enter c wasn't entering d hadn't entered

3. 'Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know?`

‘No I " who she was I her before

a didn't know/ hadn't seen b didn't know/ hasn't seen

c hadn't known/ hadn't seen d don't know/ hasn't seen

4. Did you say that you here only three days ago?

a were coming b had come c have come d come

5. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates

a has left b left c was leaving d had left

6. When I was a child the violin

a I was playing b I had played c I play d I played

7. It's two years Joe

a that I don't see b that I haven't seen c since I didn't see d since I saw

8. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he before.

a hasn't flown b didn't fly c hadn't flown d wasn't flying

9 They in Scotland for ten years Now they live in London.

a lived b have lived c has been living d had lived

4. As soon as Laura the house, it started to rain

a has left b was leaving c had left had been leaving

5. Sorry we're late, we the wrong turning.

a had taken b were taking c took d are taking

6. We in New York for ten years and then we here in 1987.

a have lived/ moved b lived / moved c lived/ had moved d had lived / moved

7. When Martin the car he took it out for a drive

a had repaired b has repaired c repaired d was repairing

8. We them before the reception yesterday

9. Karen didn't want to come to the cinema with us because she the film.

a has already seen b already had seen c had already seen d

37-Lind law had always had a lot of good ideas After he (3) a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage, selling and

installing kitchen furniture He (4) his first million pounds by the time he was thirty Then he went on to earn over five million in three years

But, after (5) with the managers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them Within six months the business had gone bankrupt And so (6) Lind law I had made five million pounds before things (7) to go wrong, he said 'I was just Unlucky to lose it later All

companies (8) through good times - and through bad times Now (9) several lessons which I'll never forget.'

He said that he (10) to call his new company 'Office-fit' and was already very

successful Office Fit’ and was already very successful

2. a furniture b furniture c some furniture d a furniture

3. a has run b runs c was running d had run

4. a has made b used to make c had made d would make

5. a quarrel b quarrelling c quarreled d have quarreled

IX Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer - true, false, or no information - for each of the sentences below.

The great English scientist Isaac Newton whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Wool Thorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on

December 25th, 1642 His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old His mother uncle and grandmother took care of him.

When still young Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar: His neighbors thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his

neighbours had never heard of before It worked by water Besides the water clock Newton also made

a sundial When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old On Jane 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21.When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathema t ics at Cambridge Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the ace

of 85

1. Newton was not a physics, he was a mathematician

2 He was born in the town of Cambridge

3 When he was young he was very intelligent

4 He wasn't very interested in mathematics until he grew older

5 His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty

6 Newton's Laws explained the between force, mass and movement

7 He entered the University of Cambridge at the age of 21

8 He became a professor when he Was not ,et 30

TEST FOR UNIT 3

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the letter (s) pronounced differently fro the others

1 a language b package c mathematics d marvelous

2 a chemistry b prepare c receive d degree

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1 a background b career c secondary d private

2 a scientific b atomic c impossible d professor

4 a ambitious b difficulty c brilliant d mature

5 a education b difficulty c champion d institute

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867

2 Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

3 Let me give you a little about the president of the company

a specialization b concentration c background d degree

4 Jane is always determined to do anything she wants She's a woman

a ambitious b strong-willed c brilliant d humane

5 He passed his exams with flying colour.

a successfully b difficultly c badly d easily

6 She harbored her hope of being a teacher.

a gave up her hope of being a teacher

b built her hope of being, a teacher

c had her hope of being a teacher

d kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind

7 He behaved like an adult I think he is more than the other boys at his class.

8 The new road should help traffic problems.

9 There is no explanation for what happened.

10 The new surgeon will her post in May

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. The man looked familiar I him somewhere before

2. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville It everything in its path

a destroyed b was destroyed c had destroyed d has destroyed

3. In spite of , we decided to go out

a we felt very tired b feeling tired c all of us felt tired d tired

4 When we the bill we left the restaurant

a had paid b were paying c paid d had been paying

5 When the firework off, the dog away

a had gone/ ran b went/ had run c went/ ran d went/was running

6. In 1903, Marie became the first woman a Doctor of Science degree

a receiving h receive c receives d to receive

7. The police officer stopped us and asked us where

a were we going b are we going c we are going d we were going

8 Annie found the souvenirs she wanted at the gift shop.

9 The manager made his employees the computer evening class.

a attending b attend c to attend d attendance

10 Marie Curie a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911

a awarded b was awarded c had awarded d had been awarded

11 Could you please come over? I need you the refrigerator.

a help me moving b helping me to move

c to help me to move d help me to move

12 Martina Hingis her first tennis racket at the age of two

a picked up b has picked up c had picked up d was picked up

13 John F Kennedy was the first president of the United States

a born in the twentieth century b was born in twentieth century

c born on the twentieth century d to be born in the twentieth century

14 By the time she was twelve she a has already decided

a had already decided b already has decided c had already decided d already decided

15 in Slovakia Martina has lived in Switzerland for many years

a To be born b Born c Being born d Be born

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that mast be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian

7 Can you tell me where were You born? — Stockholm.

Ann : I doesn't earn much Just about £ 15.000 a year.

1. a What's your address? b Where are you?

2. a You have lived there for how long? b How long have you lived there?

c How many years have you lived there? d Hoy long do you live there?

c Why did you moved? d Can you tell me the reason why did you move?

4. a: What do you work'? b What your job is?

4.a How much do you earn? b How much money do y ou take?

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank

Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1) was a courageous and de- terminal woman She left her home for Paris to (2) her interest in science Living in (3) , she still (4) to undulate a: the top of her class She met Pierre Curie (5) after graduation and (6)_ ……… him a year later Together, Pierre and tylarrie (7) the most famous husband-and-wife (8) in science history They (9) the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium They (10) the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903

1 a biologist b mathematician c chemist d physicist and chemist

3. a poverty b loneliness c wealth d difficulty

5. a immediately b soon c shortly d rightly

7. a built b organized c established d formed

8. a couple b partnership c scientists partners

9 a discovered b invented c built d made d

10 a had awarded b awarded c were awarded d were awarding

B Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - a, b, c or d.

Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of out eve everyday lives Many people cannot imagine life without them One the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Crams.

Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washin gton State He grep up in a rich family His parents sent him to a

private school There he met his business partner, Paul Alien When they were in the eight were in the eight grade, they were ere writing programs for business computers and making mores

In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy They thought he would get over his obsession with _ and become a lawyer like his father Two years later, Gates

dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen They worked eighteen

hours a day in 'a dormitory room at Harvard They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983 He recovered a few years later and started his own company Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States He was the "King of Software" He achieved his success with a lot of hard work For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week He had a dream and the will to succeed By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States

1 According to the writer,

a. people cannot live without personal computers

b. computers play an important part of our lives

c. Bill Gates invented personal computers

d. Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

2 The words 'dropped out of in line 10 mean

a graduated from b got over c took part in d stopped taking class at

3 According to the passage,

a. Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer

b. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for

personal computers

c. Paul Alien left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company

d. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard

4 How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?

5 Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

a. In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company

b. Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen

c. Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard. d.Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States

VI WRITING

Choose the sentence (a, b, c d) which is closest in meaning to the

sentence printed before.

1 In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard

a. She worked very hard in difficult conditions

b. She worked very hard but she still lived in difficult conditions

c. She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult

d. She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult

2 It was impossible to find Toni anywhere

a Torn was unable to go anywhere b Torn could not be found anywhere

c It was possible to find Torn d Torn could go anywhere he liked

3 Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected

a. Too many people came to the meeting

b. There were more people at the meeting, than we had expected

c. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected

a. We had expected more people to come to the meeting

4 The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming

a. The results of the research are not alarming but impressive

a. The results of the research are alarming but not impressive

b.The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming

b.The results of the research are both impressive and alarming

5 Mark is not interested in teaching

a Mark would like to teach b Teaching is not interesting to Mark

c Mark didn't think teaching is interesting d Mark knows how to teach

TEST YOURSELF

I Choose the words that best answer the following questions.

I Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently?

2.Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?

a entertain b determine c harbour d interrupt

3.Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?

a private b professor c purchases d educated

4.Which of the following words is stressed on the third syllable?

a impossible b development c specialization d scientific

2.Which of the following words doesn't contain the final /t/ sound?

a worked b announced c screamed d stopped

II Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a career which was Impossible for a woman at that time

a science b scientific c scientist d scientifically

7. In 1963 he was appointed of history

a director b teacher c professor d headmaster

8. The morning's work was constantly by phone calls

6. they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates

a Even though b In spite of c Nevertheless d Despite

9. We got the plane at 10.30 and the plane took on time

7. People are fleeing, the area in panic.

6 .does it take to get to London from here?

10 Before the plane takes off, passengers must their seat belts.

6 My morning is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.

11.She's upstairs EZtttinfir ready to go out

a dressing b determining c planning d preparing

III Choose the one option - a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence.

12.How now? Better than before'?

a are you feeling b do you feel c you are feeling d you feel

13.'Do you mind if I borrow a chair'?" Do you need only one?'

a I'm sorry b Not at all c Yes, 1 do d Yes, I would

14.I remember you about this before.

15 Professor Kidd three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth.

16.She only allows the children television on the weekends

a to watch b watching c watch d for watching

21.When Martin the car he took it out for a drive

a was repairing b has repaired c had repaired d repaired

21.The sun in the East and in the West.

a rises/ set b rises/ sets c rose/ had set d has risen/ has set

22.I asked him , but he went anyway.

24 i remember An rode the bus to school with.

25 Who your bike? – Mike did.

IV identify the one underlined word or phrase - A B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

26. I'm usually right about the weather am not I?

27. An old man walking along, the road stopped talking to us

28 Mike usually drives to work but today he walks.

V Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.

The table tennis match was very enjoyable before (36) lit a cigarette and ruined the evening After (37) smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor

Unfortunately, they dropped it without putting it out but (38) paid any attention to it Even the. woman (39) next to the man with the cigarette did not notice Soon, however, there was (40) smoke Suddenly flames (41) up into the air Someone immediately ran out of the room (42) the fire brigade Two or three men got some buckets of water (43) the fire, but it was useless Everyone in the large hut (44.) very

frightened The next moment people rushed towards the main doors Before the fire brigade arrived, the whole building was on fire On (45) the burning building, one of the firemen succeeded in rescuing an old woman.

38 a someone b anyone c no one d everyone

40 a lot of b many c a few d a little

42 a phone b phoning c to phone d for phoning

43 a to put out b they put out c putting out d put out

45 a enter b entering c entered d he entered

VI Read the passage, then choose the correct answer - b, c, or d.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 178i and there after began to practice law in Hartford Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how inadequate the

available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation

In response to the need for truly American textbook, Webster published A Grammatical Institute

of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader

The Compendious Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work An American dictionary u/ the English

Language In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship

to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself Published in two volumes in 1828 An

American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the

United States 'Webster's purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spelling from those of British English He is

responsible for advancing_ simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form developed;

theater and center instead of theatre and center; color and honor instead of color and honor.

46 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage`?

a Webster's Work b Webster's Dictionaries c Webster's School d Webster's

47 How old was Webster when he graduated from Yale?

48 Why did Webster write A Grammatical burial& - the English Language?

a.He wanted to supplement his income b.There were no books available after the Revolutionary War

c.He felt that British books were not appropriate for American children.

d.The children did not know how to spell

49 In how many volumes was 4n American Diction the of the English Language published?

50 According to the author, what was `Webster' purpose in writing An American

Dictionary of the English Language?

a To respond to the need for new schoolbooks

b.To demonstrate the distinct development of the E language in America

b.To promote. spelling forms based upon British models

c To influence the pronunciation of the English language

I Pick out the words that have the italicized letter is not pronounced /n/ or / :/

1. commune rob condition follow

5 occupation opposition obligation obtain _

II Choose the correct words to complete the passage.

The New York Institution for the Blind was (1) in 1831, about five years after Louis Braille had developedsystem of writing for the (3) It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (4) program for children who were blind or (5) impaired Early in the twentieth century the name was (6) to The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) to better reflect the (7) expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (8)

1. a discovered b founded c located d provided

4. a educated b educating c education d educational

III Rewrite the sentences using a phrase with the and an adjective instead of the underlined

phrases.

1 People who have lots of money have comfortable lives

The rich have comfortable Lives.

2. We Five near special school for people who can't hear.

The homeless people whose story appeared in this paper last week have now found a place to live.

2 .(sick) need to be looked after so money must be spent on hospitals.

3 Some of .(young) at the youth club here are running in a marathon.

4. Life is all right if you have a job, but the , are not so easy for (unemployed

5 There was a fire at a nursing home in-Charles Street (old) who live there were hurt

6 What is the government doing to help (poor)?

7 .(homeless) usually have great difficulty un getting a job.

8 There is a special television program for (deaf) every Sunday morning.

9 (disabled) of our party were let in free

V Write a sentence for each of the following using used or didn't use to.

1. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago

Dennis used to smoke a lot

2. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family

VI Choose the correct form of the verbs.

It is sometimes said that there is nothing new in the world of fashion Annabelle was a known model during; the seventies When her children were in their early teens they (1) were

well-enjoying,/ used to enjoy looking at her old photo albums They (2) were finding/ found it hard to believe that she (3) was wearing used to wear such strange clothes (4) Did people really use to think/ Were people really thinking flared trousers looked good? And those-ugly platform shoes! She (5) was admitting/ admitted that people (6) were often falling/ often used to fall over because the heels were so high In the early nineties, however Annabelle noticed to her amusement that seventies styles (7) were/ used to be in fashion again 'I (8) planned/ was planning to throw all my old clothes away,' she said, 'but my daughter went to a party last week, and guess what she (9) used to wear/ was, wearing that's right, some of my old clothes!'

VII Match the sentence pair and join them with which.

1 My phone is out of order It means he can't get about very easily

2., Rachel's mother paid for the meal This was good for the garden

3. My brother is disabled It's made her very depressed

4 You left the key in the car That was very kind of her

5 Vicky didn't get the job This surprised everybody

6 The police blocked off the road That seemed to amuse everyone

8.David helped me clear up That caused a traffic jam

9.Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool It's a real nuisance

10.Jim passed his driving test That was very kind of him

1 M y phone is out of order, which is a real nuisance

VIII Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A: Do you enjoy (1) (be) at university?

B: Yes I do, although I often miss (2 (see) my old school friends

A: Don't you mind (3) (travel ) so far everyday?

A: No, it only takes me an hour or so (4) (get) there Sometimes I manage (5) (work) on the bus

A Don't you find all the noise and people prevent you from (6.) (concentrate)?

B: Not really I usually do a bit of reading Are you school or have you got a job?

A I'm still at school I hope (7) (go) next year, but I haven't applied anywhere yet

B: I suggest you (8) (apply) soon –it’s getting late

A: Where would you advise me (9) .(apply)?

B: What subjects are you studying?

A: Physics, chemistry and biology I want (10) (study) physics at university

A: I would recommend (11) (apply) to Newton University first of all, but why don’t you apply

to one or two other universities as well?

IV Read text carefully, the choose the correct answer

Hearing – impaired people cannot hear sounds well How do they ‘ hear’ words and 'talk?

Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL) They talk with their hands Sometimes two hearing-impaired people talk to each other They both use ASL Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing-impaired people The person listens to someone talking, and then

he or she makes hand signs

There are two kinds of sign language One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet The person spells words This is finger spelling The other kind has a sign for whole words There are about five thousand of these signs They are signs for verbs, things and ideas Some of the signs are

very easy, for example, eat, milk, and horse You can see what they mean Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg, or week.

People from any country can learn ASL They don't speak words They use signs, so they can understand people from other countries

ASL is almost like a dance The whole body talks American Sign Language is a beautiful language

1 How do many hearing-impaired people "talk"?

a by eyes b by signals c by words d by hands

2: How does a person interpret for hearing-impaired people?

a He listens to someone talking, and then makes hand signs b He talks through a special equipment used for the deaf.

b. He listens to someone talking and writes down the words

c. He uses hand signs to translate what hearing-impaired people say

3 How many signs are there for finger spelling?

4 Why can people from different countries talk to each other with ASL?

c Because they can not hear d Because they understand each other

5 Which of the following sentences is not true?

a. Hearing-impaired people cannot hear sounds well b.There are more signs for words than for letters

b A person who interprets for hearing-impaired people can hear.

c Africans cannot learn ASL because they don't speak English.

6 What is the main idea of the text?

a.ASL helps hearing-impaired people talk, but it is difficult to learn b.There are two kinds of sign

language

c.ASL is a beautiful language that helps hearing-impaired people talk to others

d.People in different countries can use American Sign Language to communicate with each other

TEST FOR UNIT 4

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1 a photography b determinated c exhibition d professional

2 a disabled b mentally c retarded d consuming

5 a nationality b disability c activity d demonstration

IL VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 Delegates expressed strong to the scheme.

a expression b emotion c opposition d passion

2 Some of the more time concerning jobs can now be done by machines

a taking much time b taking little time c odd d .not affected by time

3 I have been fascinated by since I was at secondary school.

4 He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age He's

a mentally ill b mentally retarded c mentally alert d mentally restricted

5. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths

6. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the

7. She displayed some of her paintings at the local

a commune b post office c demonstration d exhibition

5. He earns his living by taking photographs He's a! an

6. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well

a inability to speak b inability to see c inability to hear d mentally impairment

8. The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

1 he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ

2 the storm I would have been home before eight

3 The government is doing nothing to help

a the poor people b the poor ones c the poor d the pours

4 It rained all the time, was a great pity.

5 .you really need is a long holiday.

5 I like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager.

a would b used to c must d could

7. Rick left the party early because he a headache

8. Claude didn't in Canada

a lived b use to live c used to live d used to living

9 I remember you You to school here

a were used to going b have already gone c went d used to go

10. One day last March, I a very strange letter

11. Can you show me the film in this camera?

a how to change b how change c how changing d how you changed

12. I didn't like the noise in the city at first But now here

a I got used to living b I'm used to living c used to live d I used to living

13. Galileo his first telescope in 1609

14. Last summer, we had holiday in Spain

a a two week's b a two-weeks c two-week d a two-week

15. 15 at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone

16. a Arrived b We arrived c Arriving d We were arriving

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1. When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now

B: Well, they were having a music lesson

A: Really? (4) _They listened and used their fingers to touch the music notes in Braille and sang

A: Great! Next time (5) _

1 a What did you do on weekend? b How was your weekend?

c Did you have a good weekend? d How did you spend your weekend?

2 a What do you do? b Where did you go on Saturday?

c What did you do on Saturday? d What were you doing on Saturday?

3 a What were the visually impaired students doing when you came?

b. What did the visually impaired students do when you came?

c. What were the visually impaired students doing before you came?

d. What did the visually impaired students do after you had come?

4 a How they can learn music without seeing?

b. How can they learn music if they not see?

c. What do they do to learn music?

d. How can they learn music without seine

5 a I'll go b I'd like to visit, too c call me if you have such an activity d me if you go.

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num bared blank.

Louis Braille was born in 1309 (1) Coup ray He was a French (2) of the blind He (3) was blind from Me age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute (4) the Young Blind in Paris Soon showing marked (5) in both science and music, he became famous in Paris (6) an organist and violoncellist In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the (7) Braille is known for his idea of (8) he Briberies Point writing (9) of embossed dots and dashes on

cardboard; the Braille system (10) from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

9 a contains b combines c consists d comprises

B Read the passage, then choose the correct answer - a b, c, or d.

The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, and is designed to hold 200 students covers 20,000 square meters

The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language- training, Tibetan, mathematics,

writing, ethics training, physical education arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses At the celebration, the audience was touched by, a silent song expressed by the students with sign language Baiba Toinzhub, a 10-year-old blind child, can speak fluent Chinese and is 71 at singing and dancing

He told the visitors that life in the boarding school? comfortable

1 What type of students attend the school?

a Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region b Children with a variety of

disabilities

c Children who cannot see, hear, or speak d Children who are visually impaired.

2 The school is located in

a the capital of Tibetb the suburb of the capital of Tibet

c the eastern of Tibet d 20,000 square meters

3 The school is

a able to hold 200 students b the first boarding school

c 20.000 square meters in area d a and c are correct

4 Which subject is taught in the school?

5 Which of the following is not true?

a Tibet's first deaf-mute school celebrated its first birthday.b The visitors were welcomed with a beautiful song.

c Life in the boarding school is comfortable d Baiba Toinzhub can sing and dance very well.

VI WRITING

Choose the sentence (a, b, c, or d) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

1 When did you last ride a bike?

a How often did you ride a bike? b.How long is it since you rode a bike?

c.What time is it since you ride a bike? d.How much time did you ride a bike?

2 The train was due to leave five minutes ago.

a The train was supposed to leave five minutes ago b The train is five minutes late in leaving.

c.The train left five minutes ago d.a and b are correct

3 I didn't use to like football.

a I don't like football b.When I was young I liked football, but now I don't.

c.Once I didn't like football, but now I do dI wasn't accustomed to football.

4 The police blocked off the road, which caused a traffic jam.

a The road that caused a traffic jam was blocked off by the police.

b The police blocked off a traffic jam on the road.

c The police blocked off the road because it caused a traffic jam.

d The fact that the police blocked off the road caused a traffic jam.

5 Henry should have done his homework last night but he watched TV instead.

a. Henry didn't watch TV last night because he had to do his homework

b. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework

c. Henry did his homework while watching TV d.Henry had already done his homework before

he watched TV

I Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s).

shookboot

full

rudetruefootball

July shoe look

put

good

soupshould

wool

throughschool

wood

pushfruit

fool

II Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern technology Match the names

in column A with the definitions in column B.

1 Video recorder a a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer

2 Photocopier b machine which records and plays back sound

3 fax machine c a machine which records and plays back sound and pictures

4 tape recorder d a camera which records. Moving Pictures and sound

5 modem e a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending

6 camcorder f a machine which makes copies of documents

telephone lines to another place

8 food processor h a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one

computer down telephone lines to another computer

III Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box Use your dictionary if you need.

laptops hard downloaded virus Internet scanner

websites floppy surfing software chat forum

1 It's so easy to use a when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail Its just like using a photocopier.

2. I've lost a lot of data I wonder if my computer has a

3. I'm always impressed by people who carry their

on aero planes and work on them during the flight

4. Those disks don't store nearly enough information You really need to use

your disk for all the

data you want to store

5. If you want some photos of the USA you could just try

6. the Web You'll be amazed how many you can find

7. I belong to a `great There are about ten people who are all interested in 1960s music We e-mail one another almost every day, and can talk live to one another

8. I a good program from the Internet the other day Would you like a copy?

9. Do you ever visit any for pop stars or film stars'? Some of them have photos and music too

10. is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run

11.Students should be encouraged to use the as a resource.

IV Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first Use the present perfect.

1. My hair is tidy now I've brushed my hair.

2 The door is open Someone _ the door.

3. This is Oliver's drawing look: Oliver _a picture

4. The calculator is broken Someone _ the calculator

5. United are the winners United _ the game

6. There's no more wine in the bottle We _ all the Wine.

7 The floor is clean now I _the floor.

8 I know my number now I _ number by heart

9 The guests are here now The guests _

Fin still working on the computer I with the computer yet.

Read the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

Twenty years ago few people (1) (realize) that computers were about to become part of our daily lives This short period of time (2) (see) enormous changes, in business education and administration jobs which (3) (take) weeks to complete in the past, are now carried out in

minutes Clerks who (4) (spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5) (replace) the clatter of typewriters Schoolchildren (6) (become) as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7)

(be) with pencils and exercise books Computerization of public records (8) (enable) government departments

to analyze the needs of citizens in detail Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9) (really/ improve) as a result of these chimes Many jobs (10) (disappear), for example, when intelligent machines (11) (take) over the work Employers complain that clerical staff (12) (become) dependent on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic There are fears that government (13) (not/do) enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers

(14) (bring) us as many problems as it (15) (solve).

VI Use the words and phrases to make sentences in the present perfect passive Make any other necessary changes and additions.

1 These words/ spell! wrongly?

do used to drink already pay freeze beat

cut blow down collect speak leave

1 Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair

2.This money box for two years

3. A lot of trees _in the storm last summer

4.Those suitcases behind if you aren't careful

5.The rent , I think

6.Spanish differently in Spain and in Colombia

7 _ any tests _ since last month.

8.Beer _ for breakfast in England years ago

9.At present the champagne glasses in a big box

8. When we came the stadium, the home team _ by 3 to 1

VIII Choose the correct answer or answers.

1 Yoko told me about students a, d have taken the entrance exam 13 times.

2 The secretary I talked to didn't know where the meeting was.

3. need to talk to a person you cap trust You will feel better if you do

3. Bob is the kind of person to one can talk about anything

4 He is a person friends trust him.

6. Fm looking for an electric can opener also can sharpen knives.

7. People live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

8. The problems Tony has seem insurmountable

9. The man I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university

10.Cathy is trustworthy She's a person upon You can always depend

11. Your career should focus on a field in you are genuinely interested

12. People outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people

13. Ms Donaldson, teaches linguistics at the university, recently received recognition for her research

14 The earth, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun

15.The check I gave Oliver was for work he'd done for me

16.Melanie was looking after a dog leg had been broken in an accident

17.One of the people arrested was Mary Arundel, is a member of the local council

18.The Titanic, sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable

19.The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, chairman is Sir James Bex

20.She is one of the few people to I look up

IX Combine these pairs of sentences Use a relative pronoun only when necessary Use commas for non-defining relative clause

1 I bought a cell phone I can use it to send and receive e-mail

X Choose the correct form of verbs to fill in each blank.

Singapore housewife invents useful device

A useful device for getting rid of cockroaches (1) by a housewife The device

(2) 'Stop-Roach' and will soon be on sale in department store and large shops

'Stop-Roach' (3) of a hollow cylinder and movable valve It (4) in any drain or

opening where there are cockroaches Cockroaches (5) to enter the house through the drain (6)

it impossible to get through the device

'Stop-Roach' (7) to thorough tests by the Environment Ministry and the invention has now been patented It (8) completely foolproof ag ainst invasions of cockroaches from drains and sewers.

It (9) that 'Stop-Roach' (10) on sale very soon for under ten dollars.

1 a has just invented b has just been inventedc just invented d was just invented

XL Read the following passage Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d.

One step beyond automated machines is the industrial robot, the heart and brain of which is the microcomputer Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can be programmed to do a variety

of tasks that are usually accomplished by human factory workers Like their human counterparts, industrial robots can be switched from one job to another and can be programmed to handle new tasks Thus far, robots have found their greatest use in assembling mechanical components However, they are swiftly branching from basic assembly operations to construction and mining, and their most

glamorous use of all, the exploration of oceans and outer space

1 The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to

a describe the industrial robot and its uses b narrate a story about the industrial robot.

industrial robot.

2 The author's reaction to an innovative form of transportation, such as the electric car, would most likely be

3 The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about

a.types and uses of automated machines b.how industrial robots are used in exploration.

c.the uses of the microcomputer d.how robots assemble mechanical components

4 This passage would most likely be found in

a an entertainment magazine b a medical journal

c a book of short stories d a popular science journal

5 It can be concluded from this passag e that

a robots will never replace human factory workers b.industrial robots are not as versatile as automated machines

c.the microcomputer will soon be used in automated machines d additional uses will be found for the industrial robot.

TEST FOR UNIT 5

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.

2 a multiply b subtract c instruction d country

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1 a technology b computer c newspaper d miraculous

3. a interact b inanage c calculate d multiply

4. a entertainment b communicator c interaction d electronic

5. a secretary b accuracy c appropriate d ambulance

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 In large classes; children feel that they cannot with the teacher

2 computer is a typewriter

a convenient b magical c appropriate d informative

3. The port is capable handing 10 million tons of coal a year

3. We were really impressed by the scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains.

c very impressive and good d new and interesting

4 New telephone lines allow faster data by fax or modern.

5. This door should only be used in an emergency

a a serious problem b an annoying situation

c a serious situation d a happy event

6. What makes computer a miraculous device?

7 The encyclopedia is now available on

4. Please your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require

3. is used for making exact copies of documents

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

I The street is very noisy, makes sleeping difficult

2 A number of political prisoners since Independent Day

a released b have released c was released d have been released

3 Fax machine send or receive letter quickly.

4 Internet cafes allow you your web-based e-mail account.

5 The program must be new I it before.

a have never been seen b have ever seen c have never seen d have seen

6. The children saw the actual spacecraft landed on the moon

7. Marie, I met at the party, called me last night

a that h who c which d whose

8. When 1 arrived the theater, the play I missed the first part

a had started b started c was starting d has started

9. I able to play tennis since I my arm

c wasn't/ had broken d haven't been/ broke

10.I have to get my picture for my Website

6. your house painted last year?

12 The police for two men who getting into a black car »ear the bank at about I o'clock last night

a are looking/ saw b are looking/ were seen c have looked/ saw d had looked/ were seen

13.Professor Kidd three books since 1999, and she's working on fourth

a has been writing b wrote c has written d writes

14.How often your car serviced since you bought it?

a do you get b did you get c had you gotten d have you gotten

15 She's the woman sister baby-sits for us

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence

B: Well, a microwave is used to cook or heat food

a Could you tell me what is a microwave used for?

b Please tell me how to use a microwave?

c Can you tell me what is used ' for cooking'?

d Could you tell me what a microwave is used for? 7

A: What will we do when we want to call the Fire Service?

B: _

3 A: _

B: Let me see, since September 2003

a When did you attend this school? b How long have you studied at this school?

c Since when did you studied at this school? d How - often do you attend this school?

4. A: Would you like a coffee?

B: _

a Not at all b Ye, let's c Yes I would d Yes I'd love one.

4. A: What should you do if you don't want to hear the sound?

B: _

a Press the MUTE button b Press the VOLUME button.

c Press the PROGRAM button d Press the POWER button

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.

The electronic computer is the most (1) invention since steam engine While the industrial revolution (2) changed the nature of (3) work, the computer revolution is now changing the work (4) by the brain Nowadays micro-computers are (5) in hundreds of thousands and are constantly (6) equipped with more and more ingenious (7) Contrary to popular belief, computers (8) cannot make mistakes The answer will always be correct (9) the programmed fed (10) the computer is correct

1 a powerful b significant c strange d mysterious

2 a previously b lately c frequently d continuously

3 a hard b brain c manual d intellectual

5 a manufactured b done c worked d performed

7 a machines b computers c programs d devices

8 a which b that c itself d themselves

9 a if b unless c whether d while

B Read the passage, then choose the one best answer –a, b, c or d.

In the last 100 years technology has completely changed the way we live At the touch of a button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the Internet We have electricity, aero planes television, and we have ever been to the moon So what sort of inventions will there be in the 21st century? Indeed is there anything important still left to invent?

It seems that there is Scientists all over the world are looking into Nan technology with a great deal of interest This is the science of building small machines - and when we say small, we mean very small To give you an idea of the size scientists are talking about, these machines would be about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust

Nan technology will bring about enormous changes Doctors, for example, will he able to cure any illness The environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we breathe and make it clean again But perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won't have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology - many people believe there is a good chance it will come in our lifetime

1 This passage is mainly about

c technological changes d small machines

2 According to the passage, _

a our lives have been changed by technology

b we can use the Internet to get information

c we have been able to travel to the moon

d All are correct

3 Nan technology is _

a the skill of building very small machines

b the science of building computers

c the new computer technology

d the recent advance in medical technology

4 Which change will Nan technology not bring about?

a Fatal diseases will be cured b The air will be cleaner

c The pollution will be reduced d The environment will be protected

5 Which of the following is not true?

a Scientists have a lot of interest in Nan technology

b The size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust

c Nan technology will bring about some changes in the medical field

d Many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology

VI WRITING

Choose the correct sentence (a, b, c, or d) made from the suggested words

1 Global communication be/ transform/ the invention/ Internet

a Global communication was transformed the invention of the Internet

b The invention of the Internet was transformed the global communication

c Global communication was transformed by the invention of the Internet

d Global communication was transformed invention of Internet ?:

2 What/ use/ fax machine/ for

a What are you used fax machine for? b For what fax machine is used?

c What is the use for fax machine? d What is fax machine used for?

3 Inventions/ like/ electric light bulb/ change/ way/ people/ live

a Inventions like the electric light bulb changed the way people lived

b The inventions like the electric light bulb has changed the way that people lived

c The way people lived has been changed by inventions like electric light bulb

d The invention§ like the electric light bulb changed way people had lived

4 I/ give away/ my computer/ be/ three years old

a 1 gave away my computer which was only three years old

b I gave away my computer, which was only three years old

c My computer which I gave away was only three years old.

d My computer, that I gave away ; was only three years old.

5 new school/ open/ recently/ New Road

a A new school recently opened in New Road.

b A new school has been recently opened in New Road.

c A new school has recently opened in New Road.

d A new school opened recently in New Road.

6 Belgian! call/ Etienne Lenoir/ make/ the first/ motor car

a A Belgian made the first motor car called Etienne Lenoir.

b The first motor car was made by a Belgian called Etienne Lenoir.

c The first motor car was called a Belgian made by Etienne Lenoir.

d A Belgian called Etienne Lenoir was made the first motor car.

UNIT 6 : AN EXCURSION

I Circle the words that has the italized part pronounced / /, and underline those with / 3 :/.

1 Students will take a terminal exam at the end of the autumn

2 A lot of pictures and furniture in the church have been destroyed.

3 Have you heard about the woman making an excursion across the US?

4 Th e police haven't found the pearls that were stolen by the burglars last year.

5 My sister is a nurse She works in a local hospital.

6 Let's go together We are visiting Huong Pagoda first

7 The girl walked out and never returned

8 The same problems are faced by children throughout the world

9 The attack happened in the early hour today

10 Just eight passengers survived the plane crash

II Complete the passage with appropriate words.

An's class is going to make a two-day (1)e to visit some caves near Huong (2) P They want to see with their own eyes what they have learned in their (3)g lessons recently and (4)

r themselves after their hard work, as well They have planned their (5) t carefully For An, the only problem is getting her parents' (6)p She will try to (7) p them so that she will be able to join her (8) c for the excursion

III These sentences refer to the future Complete them with either

going to or the present progressive, whichever is correct or more likely,

using the appropriate verb: increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet,

stop, answer play get.

1 can't go any further I _ on that bench for a while

2 The game _at two o'clock tomorrow I hope you can be there

3 The service here is very slow Ito the manager if we're not served soon

4 I have a right to be heard, and no-one me from putting my side of the argument

5 The two leaders for talks later this afternoon.

6 The bank has announced that it _ its interest rates by one per cent from tomorrow

7 Are you _ my questions or not?

8 I have to get up early tomorrow I a physics class at 8.00 in the morning

9 Before I apply for the job, I _ more information about it

10 Brazil Colombia in today's final

IV These sentences refer to the future Correct them where necessary (with either present progressive or going to) or put a tick if they are already correct.

1 Unless aid arrives within the next few days, thousands are starving

are going to starve

2 There are going to be more of us at the picnic than we'd thought

3 We're going to have a party on Sunday, 12th November Can you come?

4 I can't get to the match after all.' `That's a pity Dave's being very disappointed.'

5 Clear the area! The bomb is exploding

6 In the future, the company is going to be known as 'Communications International'

7 I've decorated the bedroom Do you think Jane is liking it when she gets home?

8 Whether we like it or not, within a few years biotechnology is transforming every aspect of human life

9 It's not a deep cut, but it's leaving a scar

10 I'm still not feeling very well so I think I'm going to see the doctor some time this week

11 Nina is going to go to Switzerland next week on business;

12 Before I go to China next year, I'm learning some Cantonese

13 They're leaving from Frankfurt airport at 6.30 pm.

14 Scientists say that the satellite is falling to Earth some time this afternoon.

15 The orchestra is going to perform Mahler's 5th Symphony at next week's concert.

V Choose the correct answer.

1 'Which project on next?' 'I haven't decided for sure Probably

the Space mobile.'

a will you work b are you going to work c do you work

2 'Look at those dark clouds!' `Yes, It looks like any minute.'

a it's going to rain b it's raining c it will rain

3 I'd better get back to the hotel room before the storm.' 'OK you later.'

4 Hi, honey How's it going?' 'Great fishing with Grandpa tomorrow'

5 'Have fun, but don't for g et You have to finish that paper.' 'I know Mom it tomorrow I already have the envelope.'

6 'I'm going to miss a good film on TV because I'll be out tonight.' it for you, if you like.'

a I video b I'm going to video c I'll video

7 'Good luck When will you be here?' `Tomorrow My plane at 7:00, so I you about 8:00.'

a will land/ see b lands/ will see c is landing/ am going to see

8 'I'm just going out to get a paper.' 'What newspaper ?'

a are you buying b are you going to buy c will you buy

9 'We a party on Sunday, 12th November Can you come?' `Yes, I'd love to.'

a are having b are going to have c will have

10 'What's that man doing up there?' 'Oh no! He

11 'Ann is in hospital.' 'Yes, I know her tomorrow.'

a I visit b I'm going to visit c I'll visit

12 'It's my birthday soon twenty next Friday." Oh, really? a party?'

a I'm going to be; Are you having b I am! Will you have

c I'll be/ Are you going to have

13.' it's a public holiday next Monday.' 'Yes, I know anything special?'

14 'Would you like to join Linda and me tomorrow? We the natural

history museum.' 'Sure I've never been there.'

15.‘ I've decided to try and learn a foreign language "Have you? Which language?'

a will you learn b are you going to learn c are you learning

VI Choose the correct alternative.

A: Look (1) It's raining/ it's going to rain soon.

B: I'm not too sure about that But the sun (2) will disappear/ has disappeared behind those black clouds.

A: And (3) it become/ it's becoming quite windy, too.

B: Yes, but I don't think the weather (4) is changing too much.

A: (5) Have you heard! Do you hear the weather forecast?

B: They say (6) It's' going , to be! it has been fine for the next few days.

A: Oh, (7) there `are',! re usually wrong (8)1 not think/ I don't think we can go sightseeing now.B: Oh, let's go It (9) isn't raining/ hasn't rained so far this week

A: All right, but (10) I'm taking/ I'm going to take my raincoat and umbrella with me .

A: I think (11) you're worrying/ you worried about nothing

VII Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete each space.

Dear Mum and Dad,

This is just a quick letter to let you know that I'm fine We're all working quite hard because the exams are only a few weeks away, but 'our teacher (1) he thinks we'll do well

Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term I went off to Paris for (2) _days with some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (3) _ of the city We saw most of the famous (4) _ like the Louver, where they have an amazing (5) of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower

Then we went down to the south of France (6) _train It was so fast - the whole

(7) was only about four hours We spent (8) _ time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it On our last day we went to a small island (9) _the Ile des- Pelerins, and we saw the castle (10) _ used to keep the 'Man in the Iron Mask' All in all, we had a great time and the weather was really good as well The only thing 1 felt (11) about was that we didn't have enough time to spare to go swimming - maybe next time

Anyway, I must go now as I've got to do a lot of homework for tomorrow (12) _ you write soon?

Love,

11 a sorry b apolog etic c displeased d anxious

TEST FOR UNIT 6

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest.

B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

3 a glorious b possible c p protective d necessary

5 a picturesque b campfire c occupied d photograph

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - h, c or d that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my

a working days b days out c breaks d days off

2 The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.

3 We've recently studied the of stones in the kidneys

4 Your tour includes a one-day to the Grand Canyon by air

5 The cheese is soft and 'white and absolutely

a tasteful b glorious c delicious d interesting

6 You could use fluorescent lamps instead of ordinary light bulbs

a in replacement b in order for c on payment for d in place of

7 He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to him

8 You are not allowed to camp here without

a permission b persuasion c protection d decision

9 File town is a popular for art lovers

a destination b arrival c department d visitation

10 Don't throw away the We can have them for supper

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the one word or phrase – a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.

1 My parents tomorrow to stay with me for a few days

a come b will have come c are commit d came

2 I'll return Bob's pen to him the next time I him

a see b will see c I'm going to see d have seen

3 The firework display, part of the city's centenary celebration, place on the 21st August in Cannon Park

a will take b is taking c is going to take d takes

4 This is the first time we to Scotland so it's all new to us

5 Look at those cars! They !

a will crash b are crashing c will be crashed d are going to crash

6 We hope the excursion will help us a lot after working hard

7 Goodnight I you in the morning

a see b am seeing, c am going to see d will see

8 What's in the letter? Why

a don't you let me to read it b don't you let me reading it

c won't you let rue read it d won't you let me to read it

9 Only in this house safe and secure.

10 Hurry The next bus at 7:15.

11 Nobody can persuade her her mind.

12 'We're having a party at the weekend' 'Great! Who

a will being invited b is going to invite

c is going to be invited d will invite

13 I'll give you a map

a.in order for you find the way all right b.so that you will find the way all right.

c.in order that you can find the way all right d and c are all correct.

14 He was busy his homework.

a doing b to do c that he was doing d he was doing

15 'Are Alice and Tom still living in New York? "No, they to Dallas,'

a are moving b had already moved c have just moved d will moved

B Identify the One underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1 We are going to study tonight until we will finish this chapter

c I'm taking my family to visit the Great Barrier Reef d I'm going on holiday.

e Have a good time!

Today I've been to a couple of interestin g art (5) I got (6) on my way back to the hotel, but it didn't matter because I discovered a really fascinating (7) with lots of little stalls, selling just about everything from apples to antiques

I ate in the hotel the first night but usually I (8) for dinner - the restaurants are great and

I can get a set meal for less than 25 euros.afraid I've (9) a lot of money, but it's a great place You'll be able to see for yourself (10) I get back - I've taken lots of photos .

I hope you're all well I'll write again next week.

Love.,

2 a viewing b sightseeing c looking d landscape

5 a exhibits b castles c concerts d galleries